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F. W. MLLER.

DROPPER POR GONPBGTIONBRS AND BAKERS. N0.361,313.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK VfMLLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DROPPER FOR CONFECTIONERS AND BAKERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 361,313l dated April 19, 1857.

Application filed July 2l, 1886.

To @ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be itknown that I, FREDERICK W. MLLER,

a resident of New York city, in the county and' A Fig. 4 is a detail plan View of the washer for regulating the flow of the matter to be discharged. Fig. 5 is a top view of a sheet of paper carrying drops that were applied by my invention.

This invention relates to an instrument for producing confectioners drops of all kinds and sizes, and round or 8-shaped cakes for bakers.

rIhe invention consists in the novel arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings, the letter A represents the body of my improved dropper, the same having a flat bottom, a. and a contracted neck, b. The said contracted neck b is, by preference, made of two parts, as in Fig. 2, said two parts being screwed together, as at d, so that between them an annular washer, e, maybe secured for regulating the flow ofthe mass to be ejected bythe dropper. l

The upper part of the tubular neck b is intended to be connected with a supply-bag, B. From the bottoma extend downwardly a series of tapering tubes, f, in one, two, or more rows, three rows being shown in Fig. 2. Each of these tapering tubes f has at its lower part acylindrical tube, g, which is soldered or otherwise fastened in the tapering portion f. The lower ends of the cylindrical tubes g of each row are on the same level, but the different rows may be on varying levels, as is indicated in Fig. 2. To the ends of the bottom are secured, by ascrew-connection, h, downwardly-projecting feetz'. Thesefeet extend farther down than the tubes g, as is clearly shown in Fig. l.

For provisionally closing the lower ends of the tubes g, I have supplied a series of bars or plates, j, having upwardly-projecting pins k. These pins are adapted to enter the lower ends of the tubes g in each row, to close the same, as in Fig. 2.

Serial No. 209,612. (No model.)

W'hen this apparatus is to be used, I first close the lower ends of the tubcsg by the plates 7' and pins k. I then pour the sugary or bakers7 mass into the bag, having first put a washer, e, in the neck b, to enable the mass to dow with the desired speed. The mass fills the entire apparatus and all the tubes f and g, and 1s forced out by hand-pressure upon the bag B. When but a small quantity of the mass is left, air-pressure may be used, if desired, to ass1st it in owing-that is to say, the attendant may blow into the empty upper part of the bag Bl until the same is full of air, and then tie the upper end of said bag and use his hand, pressing on the air-bag so formed as a means of regulating the speed of the dow from the apparatus. The plates j and pins 7c are now taken off, and the operation of forming the sugary or bakers drops may proceed. The attendant holds the dropper A down over a sheet, G, of paper or thelike, until sufficient matter has flowed from the pipes g for forming under each a drop of the'desired size. During this operation the instrument is supported on the legs i. After the drops have thus been formed the instrument is carried to another part of the sheet to produce thereon a new series of drops, and so on.

By the use of this linstrument very large quantities of drops or analogous forms of sugar or the like may be produced in a very short space of time. The instrument is readily cleaned by pouring the cleansing liquid through the neck b into the hollow or chamber ofthevesselA,and allowing it toescapethrough the tubes f f. None of the parts ispexposed to wear except the legs i'. rIhese, being constantly placed on the paper or other support, are apt to wear short in course of time, and for this reason I prefer to fasten them to the vessel A by screw attachments, so that they can be readily removed and replaced.

If from any cause it should be desirable to shorten the cylindrical tubes `f/,this can be readily done by filing them alldown to the new length. Being of cylindrical form, they can be produced economically from ordinary tubing, and can be led down withoutvarying the outlet diameters. The tapering upper parts, f, of the discharge-tubes facilitate the flow of the liquid in the desired direction. Vhenever the flow is to be reduced, a Washer, e, having a smaller opening can be inserted. One

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having a larger opening will be put in when the dow is to be increased, and for the greatest flow no washer at all is used.

The articles that can be made with the aid of this dropper are round candies of all kindstablets, lozenges, &e.-and also 8 shaped cakes-such as those known as eelairs7 and ladyiingers. These latter are produced by a dropper having but a single row of tubes, f g, by first leaving the dropper on the paper for a certain length of tinie, and then moving it in its lower position slowly along the paper, and leaving it at rest again in another place. This will produce an elongated body with a eontractedmiddle; but of course with the invention round cakes can also be produced.

It is not necessary that the dropper should have three rows of tubes, fg, as its advantages will also be enjoyed when it has but one row of the same.

That I claim is- 1. The dropper A, having' one or more rows of tapering dischargetubcs,f, and cylindrical 5. The dropper A, having downwardly-pra jecting discharge-tubes, in combination with the elosing-platesj, having upwardly-projecting pins 7c, substantially asv herein shown and described.

FR. XV. MULLER. Vitnesses:

CHARLES G. M. THOMAS, HARRY M. TURK. 

